[BoorishBears]

That is completely wrong since most users cannot post a website link (hotlink if I need to spell that out...), let alone in a comment.

The only way for a non-ad link to be opened from comments is to copy it and paste it in your native browser.

Business accounts get a special link field that's part of their bio, so again, deeply embedded in TikTok... and those behave exactly like the ads do. TikTok has a permanent "Flag" UI on top of the site, they replace every page load with a TikTok spinner

As expected half the people outraged don't even know what they're outraged about.

[weird-eye-issue]

It's ironic how you were being condescending when you used the term hotlink ("if I need to spell it out...") and yet used the term incorrectly

[BoorishBears]

Ironic that you latch onto a completely inconsequential mistake to divert from the fact you had no idea what you were talking about.

[weird-eye-issue]

I just didn't feel like further arguing.

In that guy's other comment he was talking about Meta/Facebook too which is what I'm most familiar with and was primarily referring to about people clicking on links.

Even with TikTok I bet people click on profile links more than ads

Also that's not ironic, maybe you are thinking of another word

[BoorishBears]

The entire thread from the parent is about TikTok.

And "you bet" wrong, since the profile links are only enabled for business accounts.

But you're right about one thing: it was not at all ironic you'd deflect. It's exactly what I'd expect after someone misses what a thread about and makes assumptions about a subject they don't know.

That was some people call sarcasm.

[weird-eye-issue]

I know they are only enabled for accounts that get some particular amount of views. But there are a lot of those accounts

You were the one who brought up Facebook first in your other comment...